Ideas for Moving Voynich Research Forward

[Koen G]

I hesitated to add to this discussion. Is it possible that part of the reason we're not seeing more research and more discoveries on the VM is that the research is being done deliberately away from the public forums?

This might also be the case, though by definition we don't quite know if there is actually an increase in secret research

One thing that is for sure is that the blogosphere reader used to be a much more lively affair. Now there are rare posts from people like Marco and myself, and perhaps the hope that Nick Pelling might find his Voynich spark again. Personally I used to write blogposts much more frequently, but those posts were also of lower quality. I mean, it is fairly easy to write speculative stuff, but in combination with real life obligations, actual research is a time consuming hobby. 

One thing to keep in mind is that the community of really active and public Voynich researchers is always relatively small, so the decrease or increase of activity by a few individuals can already have an effect on appearances. 

I am kind of still hoping something like the Malta conference will be held every other year or so. This would be an excellent way to continue the production and sharing of quality research.